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11-14-2009, 11:39 AM
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Top speed buried My boredom got me thinking, how many of you guys on ls1tech have went past the speedo, what kind of speed were you doing and what was the reason?
I was running south I-65 racing a guy who talked alot of trash about my car. I had three friends accompanying me that night, one rode with the other guy.
He has 96-97 6 speed trans am, anyways we got down to about 40mph, take off straight out of the gate i left him there was no chance for a comeback at all ROFL( if you'd of known this guy and his lil possy always talking crap and i didn't even know them you would to) it was pretty sweet as my friend in the seat next to me described it as you were beating him and going for a new top speed record. My final speed i would guess somewhere between 160-170mph, it was pretty awesome the speedometer stopped an the tac just kep climbing up, stuff that was way off in the distance in touching range in seconds.
I wish i could of been in one of the cars i passed( my car has straight exhaust) it was dark to so the look on peoples faces were probably priceless.
I was running south I-65 racing a guy who talked alot of trash about my car. I had three friends accompanying me that night, one rode with the other guy.
He has 96-97 6 speed trans am, anyways we got down to about 40mph, take off straight out of the gate i left him there was no chance for a comeback at all ROFL( if you'd of known this guy and his lil possy always talking crap and i didn't even know them you would to) it was pretty sweet as my friend in the seat next to me described it as you were beating him and going for a new top speed record. My final speed i would guess somewhere between 160-170mph, it was pretty awesome the speedometer stopped an the tac just kep climbing up, stuff that was way off in the distance in touching range in seconds.
I wish i could of been in one of the cars i passed( my car has straight exhaust) it was dark to so the look on peoples faces were probably priceless.
11-14-2009, 08:07 PM
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Not sure what my face would look like though, it would be too dark to see.
11-14-2009, 09:36 PM
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gotta agree with SSpeedracer in general, but without a video to show how it went down and not being there I can't really have an opinion if it was a safe pass or not.
On the speedo burying thing: With the mods listed in your sig I'd have to say its not possible for your car to actually do 170mph: Could maybe see it eeking out a 160mph though in the right conditions.
I've buried speedo's on: '87 & '88 IROC's, '78 Z28 (wayyyy buried a 145mph calibrated speedo), and every bike I've had except my ZX-14 which is limited to 188mph- been there twice. Had my GTO to its 155mph limiter a week after I bought it: Only vehicle I've ever had that I bothered to do a top speed run in when stock. limiter is now gone but dont forsee a top speed run anytime soon with winter here.
It's all about time and place. Safety first, keeping your license second. ie, do it on a multilane highway at a time when its dead empty like just after sunrise on a sunday morning. Then pre run it looking for speed traps. I used to not pre-run, would just sit on the side of the road until it had been at least a few minutes since the last car came by then I would run- until the time I passed a speed trap a split second before I hit the 188mph speed limiter. Things off in the distance are really hard to see at those speeds and I was passing his cop car about the same time I decided what to do: go WOT again. Cop never persued, just kept standing there radaring me: I was both stupid and lucky. I would have set the state record for speeding by 30mph a mere week after they busted a sport biker doing 150mph and splashed his name and family all over the news, and he lost his job at the same place I work. Eliminate all variables in your control if you are willing to risk so much!!
On the speedo burying thing: With the mods listed in your sig I'd have to say its not possible for your car to actually do 170mph: Could maybe see it eeking out a 160mph though in the right conditions.
I've buried speedo's on: '87 & '88 IROC's, '78 Z28 (wayyyy buried a 145mph calibrated speedo), and every bike I've had except my ZX-14 which is limited to 188mph- been there twice. Had my GTO to its 155mph limiter a week after I bought it: Only vehicle I've ever had that I bothered to do a top speed run in when stock. limiter is now gone but dont forsee a top speed run anytime soon with winter here.
It's all about time and place. Safety first, keeping your license second. ie, do it on a multilane highway at a time when its dead empty like just after sunrise on a sunday morning. Then pre run it looking for speed traps. I used to not pre-run, would just sit on the side of the road until it had been at least a few minutes since the last car came by then I would run- until the time I passed a speed trap a split second before I hit the 188mph speed limiter. Things off in the distance are really hard to see at those speeds and I was passing his cop car about the same time I decided what to do: go WOT again. Cop never persued, just kept standing there radaring me: I was both stupid and lucky. I would have set the state record for speeding by 30mph a mere week after they busted a sport biker doing 150mph and splashed his name and family all over the news, and he lost his job at the same place I work. Eliminate all variables in your control if you are willing to risk so much!!
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11-15-2009, 02:01 AM
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gotta agree with SSpeedracer in general, but without a video to show how it went down and not being there I can't really have an opinion if it was a safe pass or not.
On the speedo burying thing: With the mods listed in your sig I'd have to say its not possible for your car to actually do 170mph: Could maybe see it eeking out a 160mph though in the right conditions.
I've buried speedo's on: '87 & '88 IROC's, '78 Z28 (wayyyy buried a 145mph calibrated speedo), and every bike I've had except my ZX-14 which is limited to 188mph- been there twice. Had my GTO to its 155mph limiter a week after I bought it: Only vehicle I've ever had that I bothered to do a top speed run in when stock. limiter is now gone but dont forsee a top speed run anytime soon with winter here.
It's all about time and place. Safety first, keeping your license second. ie, do it on a multilane highway at a time when its dead empty like just after sunrise on a sunday morning. Then pre run it looking for speed traps. I used to not pre-run, would just sit on the side of the road until it had been at least a few minutes since the last car came by then I would run- until the time I passed a speed trap a split second before I hit the 188mph speed limiter. Things off in the distance are really hard to see at those speeds and I was passing his cop car about the same time I decided what to do: go WOT again. Cop never persued, just kept standing there radaring me: I was both stupid and lucky. I would have set the state record for speeding by 30mph a mere week after they busted a sport biker doing 150mph and splashed his name and family all over the news, and he lost his job at the same place I work. Eliminate all variables in your control if you are willing to risk so much!!
On the speedo burying thing: With the mods listed in your sig I'd have to say its not possible for your car to actually do 170mph: Could maybe see it eeking out a 160mph though in the right conditions.
I've buried speedo's on: '87 & '88 IROC's, '78 Z28 (wayyyy buried a 145mph calibrated speedo), and every bike I've had except my ZX-14 which is limited to 188mph- been there twice. Had my GTO to its 155mph limiter a week after I bought it: Only vehicle I've ever had that I bothered to do a top speed run in when stock. limiter is now gone but dont forsee a top speed run anytime soon with winter here.
It's all about time and place. Safety first, keeping your license second. ie, do it on a multilane highway at a time when its dead empty like just after sunrise on a sunday morning. Then pre run it looking for speed traps. I used to not pre-run, would just sit on the side of the road until it had been at least a few minutes since the last car came by then I would run- until the time I passed a speed trap a split second before I hit the 188mph speed limiter. Things off in the distance are really hard to see at those speeds and I was passing his cop car about the same time I decided what to do: go WOT again. Cop never persued, just kept standing there radaring me: I was both stupid and lucky. I would have set the state record for speeding by 30mph a mere week after they busted a sport biker doing 150mph and splashed his name and family all over the news, and he lost his job at the same place I work. Eliminate all variables in your control if you are willing to risk so much!!
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11-15-2009, 02:13 AM
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I buried the speedo on my white trans am multiples times when it was stock/bolt ons.. Few times for the hell of it and twice running. Never while racing, no reason to go that fast for that reason.
Can't count how many times on my F4i and my 954RR I had it up to speeds I shouldn't have. Really brings you back to earth when a "O ****" happens doing 165 mph on two wheels and about 3 feet off the ground with nothing surrounding you.
Done some dumb ****... We all have.. And I'm sure I will keep doing it..
O, btw... You dumb stupid *** teenager, you are the reason for all deaths in the US.. Never do anything like that again, nobody else on this site does it, or that has posted in this thread.
Just my .02!
Can't count how many times on my F4i and my 954RR I had it up to speeds I shouldn't have. Really brings you back to earth when a "O ****" happens doing 165 mph on two wheels and about 3 feet off the ground with nothing surrounding you.
Done some dumb ****... We all have.. And I'm sure I will keep doing it..
O, btw... You dumb stupid *** teenager, you are the reason for all deaths in the US.. Never do anything like that again, nobody else on this site does it, or that has posted in this thread.
Just my .02!
11-15-2009, 08:35 AM
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ive buried the speedo on my bike one time, but its so far off i was probably only doing about 140. all of my vehicles have 85 mph speedos, so ive buried them
. did about 110 in my 84 (slipped a belt in a bias ply tire, never goes over 70 now), did about 135 in my 86 fox vert, did about 120 in my lowered 93 s-10 v6 5 speed.
all of these runs were done on dead 4 lane highways early in the morning.
. did about 110 in my 84 (slipped a belt in a bias ply tire, never goes over 70 now), did about 135 in my 86 fox vert, did about 120 in my lowered 93 s-10 v6 5 speed.all of these runs were done on dead 4 lane highways early in the morning.
11-15-2009, 09:10 AM
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Just curious, but how would one "plan" a top speed run on a public highway
where anyone can access it at any time?
11-15-2009, 03:34 PM
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of course even I don't follow my own rules sometimes... though in all fairness I wasnt planning on it and wasnt even full throttle or revving it all the way up etc. it was just a camcorder test for my microphone setup.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5WNPp69u0k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5WNPp69u0k
11-15-2009, 07:11 PM
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i would be curious as to how fast exactly i was going when i did my top speed run, i crossed the line to mexico and buried it at about 5am, when it was dead. was quite a rush but at 155+ when u hit a little bump it scares the hell out of you.